Flag holder



Oct. 26, 1943. c. H. FORBELL INVENTR 8 Char/esfiine/J BY MMM FLAG HOLDER Filed May a, 1942 ATTORNEYS Patented Oct. 26, 1943 .i

FLAG HOLDER Charles H. Forbell New York, N. Y., assignor, to The Flag in Every Home Committee, Inc., New f 1 "York, N. Y. e

Application Mays, 1942,1Serial1lilo. 442,144

ironies.- (01. 116-173) The present invention is concerned with ornamental means for mounting a flag'against the wall bf a room in such manner as to simulate the appearance thereof as} mounted upon a flagstafi.

*It is among the objects of the invention to provide a simple, inexpensive and; ornamental flag holder capable of being mounted againstthe wall-"by means of a picture hook, and so constructed as to cause the flag 'to hang free-'symmetrically and to simulate its appearance in hanging relation upon a fiagstafi. Another object is to provide a-device'of the above type which affords means for mounting the flagstaff finial with the pendant flag either upon the moulding of a-room or alternatively upon a wall picture hook; e

In the accompanying drawing in which are shown one or more ofthe various possible embodiments of the several features of the inven- A tion, 1 a it 1 i Fig. l is an elevational view showing theflag installed and pendant from the flag holder unit therefor mounted on the moulding of a room,

-Fig; 2 is a'=sectional .v-iew on a largerscale taken on line 2--2 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is a rear view of the hanger showing the flag retained thereby,

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the hanger blank that makes upthe comb'ned 'flag holderand moulding support, s I

Fig. 5 is a rear View showing the setting for mounting ona moulding and showing" the hang-. ing of a flag equipped with a grommet, Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 3 showing the device set for mounting on a wall picture hook, Fig. 7 is a rear view of a flag hanger ofmodified'form, and 4 1 Fig. 8 is a sectional view taken on line. 88 of Fig.7.. 1:1. 1

Referring now .to the drawing, the flag-holder unit preferably embodies a substantially conventional fiagstaiffinial 10, which may be molded from suitableuinexpensiveiplastic material and which may be of conventionalxdesign, illustratively shown as a spread-wing. eagle resting on a ball. A support or. hanger member desirably a blank :ll of fiber is attached, as for instance, by brads l3 to thelrear of. the finial, and upon a boss .14 integrally mouldedtherewith. ,The lower part of thehanger H has an upstanding hold-,

a ing tongue l2 preferably'struck outof the' blank,

WhlChiS also cut awayat l5 laterally of the tongue at and-above its root IS, the tip of the tongue ,constituting a clasp by coaction with the through the slots I5 and over theftip ofthe tongue l2 which latter "grips andholds the flag without mutilation thereof against the corresponding ed e of the hanger body I l. The flag will hang symmetrically, as. shown, from its up.- per stafi corner. It will appear to be mounted directly below thewball of the finial and will appearitobe mounted upona flagstaff that happens to be concealed from View by the draping of the flag, as best shown in Fig. 1.

The supportmemberfll is desirably equipped with unitary lateral hinged'wings i8 and is that have notches 20 at the lower edges thereof which may be retained folded down againstthe body of "the holder by either endjof a, tab 2| pivotally.

mounted against the finial by means of the brad I3 which extends therethroughl' In mounting theunit by meansofa wall picture hook such as shown at 22 in Fig. 6 the tab is so positioned about its pivot'l3 as to expose the Widerperforated end 23 thereof above the boss 14, the lower or narrower end of the tab serving as the retainer, asshown in Fig. 6 to keep the moulding hanger wings I8 and!!! flat against the boss I4 so that the finialmay be retained flush against the wall, and suspended from the tab 2! which serves as the finial hanger. In Figs. 1 to3 is shown thearrangeinent or setting of the support member for mounting the flag from a moulding 24. To this end the tab H is turned to releasethe wings l8 and 19 so as to permit them to extendrearwardfrom the finial as best shown in Fig. 3, with the tab 2|in idle position therebetween, so" that the wings may serve as finialhanging hooks to straddle the moulding' v In the embodiment of Fig. 5 is shown the mounting-of a flag equipped'fwith a grommet 25; Desirably, the grommet band 26 would beturned back and secured tolthfiag by means of stitch ingZI. The "corner of the flag being inserted between the finial I D and the flag hanger, the

grommet 25is passed over the top of the flag as shown.-

Manifestly, the wings l8 and [9 could be omitted if the device is to be used'only for hanging by means of a picture hook, or the tab 2i could be omitted if the device is to be used onlyfor hanging the flag from amoulding; "The device as shown is preferred because it 'admits'of a choice in manner of'hahging; the flag, against thewall. V In the embodiment of Figs. 7 and 8 is shown a flag holder, Withthesam'e finial It as in the hanging finger'I'Z and pressed downward thereon other embodiment. The support member is desirably a lflat blank I I, whichhas' the finger12' corresponding tothat shownin the other embodiment for gripping the corner of the flag or mounting the grommet thereof. The root of aperture 23 for hanging the finial by means-of a picture hook exposed above :the boss l4 but concealed behind the finial. -'-I'hesupport member II is equipped with a pair of parallel short transverse slots 28 and 29 to permit introduction therethrough as shown, of a conventionalmoulding picture hook 30,-the hook end of which is threaded through theslots 2 9 and 30 to protrude rearward from the hanger memberwith its tail 3| thereagainst. The hook, if furnished as a preassembled part of'th'e unitwouldbefreadily removable therefrom where tlie' u'nit'is'to be hung by the ordinary wall picture hook;

Asmany' changes could be made in the/above article and many apparently widely different embodiments of this invention 'couldbe made without departing fromthe scope .of the claims, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description, or shown in the accompanyingdrawms, shall be interpreted as illustrativeand not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is: j

'1. A flag holder comprising a'fiagstaff finial having a unitary flag hanger of sheet material'on the rear thereof provided with a struckout upstanding elongated'tongue adapted at its free end to clamp the corner of av flag, against the corresponding wall ofthehangerv without mutilating the flag, said holder having means for mounting the same against a wall.

2. A flag holder comprising a fiagstaff finial having a unitary fiat support member secured to the rear thereofconcealed behind and spaced from the lower end' of. said finial, said support member having an upstanding fiag hanging tongue struck out of the materialthereof whereby the corner of a flag may be introduced between, the finial and the hanger and retained in position by said tongue without mutilationof the flag, said support member having means for mounting the flag holder against a'wall.

3. The combination of a fiaganda holder unit therefor, said holder unit comprising,-a,-fiagstaff finial having a support memberof sheet material secured to the rear face thereof, said unit having a recess in front of the lower part of said support member, said member including an upstanding tongue struck out of the material thereof, the upper corner of said flag extendinginto said recess between the finial and the support member and being clamped in position by said tongue, said support member having means for mounting the unit against a wall.

4. The combination of a fiag and a holder unit therefor, said unitcomprising aflagstafi finial and a support member attached near itsupper end to the rear of saidfinial and concealed there by, said support member having means for mounting thesame against a wall, and having a fiag hanging tongue at its lower part, said unit having a recess 'in .front of said flag hanging tongue, said fiag having a grommet band turned inward and stitched to the body, the corner of said fiag extending through said recessandl the upper part of said tongue extending into said grommet, said holder unit having means for mounting the same against a wall.

5. A unit for hanging a flag from the wall, said unit comprising a fiagstafif finial and a support member attached to the rear of said finial and including a perforated element for hanging the same by means of a picture hook or the like, the

lower part of said support member having means integral therewith for holding the upper corner of a flag without mutilation of the latter and permitting "the same to hang from between the lower edge of the support member and the rear of the finial.

6. An ornamental flag holder for retaining a flag in pendant position against a:wal l, said holder comprising a fiagstaff finial, a support member concealed; behind said finialand attached thereto and including a fiag hanger, said support member havinghook means extending rearward therefrom for mounting upon a moulding the finial and the associated support member with the pendant flag.

1 f7. A fiag holder comprising a flagstaff finial, a support member attached to the rear of said finial and concealed thereby and including as a unitary part thereof a flag hanging tongue, said support member having unitary lateral wings with grooved notches at the lower edges thereof for mounting the finial with the pendant fiag upon the moulding of a room.

8. The combination recited in claim- '7 in which the lateral Wings may be folded inward over each other and in which a finger member pivoted to said support member may be positioned to retain the lateral wings in superposed relation, said fin,- ger having an aperture exposed above the hanger and behind the finial and serving for hanging the unit by means of a-picture hook.

9. A fiagholder comprising a flagstail finial, a relatively rigid flat support. member secured to the'rear of said finial and concealed thereby, and having flag hanging means at the lower part thereof, said support member having an upper end perforated for mounting the same and having a pair of parallel slots above the flag hang ing means, adapted to accommodate a conventional moulding picture hanging hook for mounting the flag holder withits a moulding. a

. 10. The combination of a flag anda holderunit therefor, said holder unit comp-risingv a fiagstaff finial having a support member of sheet material secured to the rear-face thereof, said unit having a recess in front of the lower part of said support. member, said member including upstanding flag hanging tongue means unitary therewith, theupper corner of said'fiag extendinginto said recess between the finial and the hanging" tongue means, and-being suspendedirom said and having a tongue formation toise'rve for hang-- ing a flag by its corner; accommodated in said space.

pendant flag upon.

EOE/BELL. 

